1961_Liverpool_City_Council_election

1961 Liverpool City Council election

1961 UK local election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 11 May 1961.

Quick Facts

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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One Conservative Aldermanic vacancy following the death of C. G. S. Gordon.

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1958 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1958 election results.

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Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1961

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Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1961-1962

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Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1961-1962 pages 13 - 14

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Liverpool Daily Post 25 May 1961

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	Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
Labour	52	-8	32	84
Conservative	63	+8	7*	70
Protestant	5	+2	0	5

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	21	8	0	+8	50%	57%	95,863
Labour	19	0	8	-8	45%	42%	71,299
Protestant	2	2	0	+2	4.8%	2.1%	3,572
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0%	4.2%	7,073
Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	0.21%	350
Public Safety	0	0	0	0	0%	0.44%	738
Union Movement	0	0	0	0	0%	0.07%	112

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. McPherson ^(PARTY)	1,356	54%	+2%
	Conservative	G. W. Boult	1,052	42%	+9%
	Union Movement	H. Taylor	112	4%	+4%
Majority			304
Registered electors			10,052
Turnout			2,520	25%	-6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. Kinear *	4,494	92%	+20%
	Conservative	S. A. Cotton ^(PARTY)	4,368	90%	+18%
	Labour	G. Ackers	371	8%	+2%
	Labour	J. G. Morgan	354	7%	+1%
Majority			4,123
Registered electors			13.783
Turnout			4,865	35%	-6%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Minion *	2,919	84%	+4%
	Labour	J. Woolwich	565	16%	-4%
Majority			2,354
Registered electors			10,174
Turnout			3,484	34%	-1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Porter *	3,918	69%	+11%
	Conservative	R. G. Semple ^(PARTY)	3,795	67%	+9%
	Labour	S. W. Jones	1,771	31%	-11%
	Labour	F. Shemmonds	1,712	30%	-12%
Majority			2,147
Registered electors			14,013
Turnout			5,689	41%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lees *	2,546	59%	+2%
	Labour	P. Grannell	918	21%	-19%
	Liberal	R. M. Bale	703	16%	+16%
	Communist	J. Kay	142	3%	0%
Majority			1,628
Registered electors			12,358
Turnout			4,309	35%	-1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Parry	2,263	55%	+14%
	Labour	A. Williams ^(PARTY)	1,861	45%	-14%
Majority			402
Registered electors			11,074
Turnout			4,124	37%	-2%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. T. Rogers *	2,774	77%	+12%
	Labour	W. M. Cooper	504	14%	-21%
	Public Safety	A. Anderson	298	8%
Majority			2,240
Registered electors			11,623
Turnout			3,546	31%	-4%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miss M. Schofield *	1,555	55%	-4%
	Conservative	A. McKie Reid	1,286	45%	+4%
Majority			269
Registered electors			8,788
Turnout			2,841	32%	0%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Young *	3,927	64%	+5%
	Liberal	Albert Globe	1,645	27%	-6%
	Labour	W. Lungley	578	9%	+1%
Majority			3,349
Registered electors			15,727
Turnout			6,150	39%	-2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Elderton ^(PARTY)	3,539	56%	-12%
	Liberal	Cyril E. Carr	2,331	37%	+17%
	Labour	J. Disley	397	6%	-6%
Majority			1,208
Registered electors			13,595
Turnout			6,287	46%	+8%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. A. Williams *	2,718	57%	+7%
	Labour	G. A. McAllister	2,091	43%
Majority			627
Registered electors			11,423
Turnout			4,809	42%	-3%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. B. Flude ^(PARTY)	3,384	53%	-6%
	Conservative	B. Deane	2,936	47%	+6%
Majority			438
Registered electors			13.712
Turnout			6,330	46%	-1%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Morrow ^(PARTY)	4,022	78%	+6%
	Labour	H. W. Dolman	1,144	22%	-6%
Majority			2,878
Registered electors			11,610
Turnout			5,166	44%	-1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cowlin *	2,555	67%	0%
	Liberal	J. R. Wilmington	674	18%	+18%
	Labour	Mrs. M. Wills	370	10%	-23%
	Public Safety	A. P. Cooney	187	5%	+5%
Majority			1,881
Registered electors			10,034
Turnout			3,786	38%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Stoddart *	2,288	52%	-14%
	Conservative	C. N. Peplow	1,695	38%	+4%
	Liberal	Jack F. Ross	443	10%	+10%
Majority			593
Registered electors			12,707
Turnout			4,426	35%	-3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. H. Maloney *	2,386	51%	-17%
	Conservative	E. Johnson	2,307	49%	+17%
Majority			79
Registered electors			14,463
Turnout			4,693	32%	+5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Francis Burke *	1,607	64%
	Conservative	E. Shaw	813	32%
	Communist	A. E. Rivers	105	4%
Majority			794
Registered electors			10,768
Turnout			2,525	23%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Ross *	2,373	61%	+11%
	Labour	T. Roberts	967	25%	-25%
	Liberal	S. R. Jolly	569	15%	+15%
Majority			1,406
Registered electors			14,019
Turnout			3,909	28%	-5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bessell	3,251	58%	+10%
	Labour	F. Grue *	2,371	42%	-10%
Majority			880
Registered electors			11,569
Turnout			5.622	48%	-5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. D. Roderick *	3,428	66%	-6%
	Conservative	G. K. McKelvie	1,743	34%	+6%
Majority			1,685
Registered electors			15,917
Turnout			5,171	32%	-2%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. R. Dean	1,943	53%	+17%
	Conservative	J. Guinan	1,746	47%	-17%
Majority			197
Registered electors			11,288
Turnout			3,689	33%	+3%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. M. Wormald *	2,401	50%	-17%
	Conservative	A. L. Audley	2,252	47%	+14%
	Public Safety	J. R. Gradwell	145	3%	+3%
Majority			149
Registered electors			12,293
Turnout				39%	+5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. M. M. Powell *	1,758	58%	-12%
	Conservative	E, Crierie	1,285	42%	+12%
Majority			473
Registered electors			9,564
Turnout			3,043	32%	0%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. MacDonald *	1,616	63%	-10%
	Conservative	S. D. Lunt	951	37%	+10%
Majority			665
Registered electors			9,466
Turnout			2,567	27%	-3%
	Labour hold		Swing

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Election result

Ward results

Abercromby

Aigburth

Allerton

Anfield

Arundel

Breckfield

Broadgreen

Central

Childwall

Church

Clubmoor

County

Croxteth

Dingle

Dovecot

Everton

Fairfield

Fazakerley

Gillmoss

Granby

Kensington

Low Hill

Melrose

Netherfield

Old Swan

Picton

Pirrie

Prince's Park

Sandhills

St. Domingo

St. James

St. Mary's

St. Michael's

Smithdown

Speke

Tuebrook

Vauxhall

Warbreck

Westminster

Woolton

Aldermanic elections

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	A. Brown	1,409	58%	+58%
	Labour	R. Clitherow *	1,020	42%	-12%
Majority			389
Registered electors			8,626
Turnout			2,429	28%	0%
	Protestant gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Everett	3,103	56%	+12%
	Labour	J. A. Dunn *	2,416	44%	-9%
Majority			687
Registered electors			14,965
Turnout			5,519	37%	-2%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Polack	3,124	54%	+10%
	Labour	G. R. Sullivan *	2,623	46%	-10%
Majority			501
Registered electors			14,096
Turnout			5,747	41%	+1%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. H. Hart ^(PARTY)	3,920	55%	-11%
	Conservative	J. P. Bailey	3,147	45%	+11%
Majority			773
Registered electors			16,656
Turnout			7,067	42%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. C. Greenwood *	2,078	45%	-19%
	Conservative	W. T. Savage	1,954	42%	+6%
	Liberal	D. B. McClaren	597	13%	+13%
Majority			124
Registered electors			13,182
Turnout			4,629	35%	+3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. H. Aldritt *	1,842	86%	-8%
	Conservative	A. C. Bailey	207	10%	+4%
	Communist	B.Campbell	103	5%	+5%
Majority			1,635
Registered electors			8,758
Turnout			2,152	25%	-3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protestant	R. F. Henderson	2,163	50%
	Labour	J. Gardner *	2,147	50%
Majority			16
Registered electors			11,770
Turnout			4,310	37%
	Protestant gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Gough *	1,544	67%	-15%
	Conservative	B. Ingham	747	33%	+15%
Majority			797
Registered electors			10,783
Turnout			797	21%	-3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. R. Maddox *	2,394	51%	-11%
	Conservative	S. B. Caulfield	2,206	47%	+9%
	Public Safety	T. J. Anderson	108	2%	+2%
Majority			188
Registered electors			11,220
Turnout			4,708	42%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. W. Clarke *	1,905	64%	-15%
	Conservative	H. Hawkins	1,050	36%	+15%
Majority			855
Registered electors			12,238
Turnout			2,955	24%	-1%
	Labour hold		Swing